Kura Oncology (KURA) Competitors $9.74 -0.23 (-2.31%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KURA vs. MRUS, ACAD, TWST, MOR, VCEL, SWTX, ZLAB, KYMR, GMTX, and VERAShould you be buying Kura Oncology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kura Oncology include Merus (MRUS), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Twist Bioscience (TWST), MorphoSys (MOR), Vericel (VCEL), SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX), Zai Lab (ZLAB), Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR), Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX), and Vera Therapeutics (VERA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Kura Oncology vs. Merus ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Twist Bioscience MorphoSys Vericel SpringWorks Therapeutics Zai Lab Kymera Therapeutics Gemini Therapeutics Vera Therapeutics Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) and Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MRUS or KURA? Kura Oncology received 72 more outperform votes than Merus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.56% of users gave Kura Oncology an outperform vote while only 67.11% of users gave Merus an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerusOutperform Votes35367.11% Underperform Votes17332.89% Kura OncologyOutperform Votes42569.56% Underperform Votes18630.44% Does the media prefer MRUS or KURA? In the previous week, Merus had 10 more articles in the media than Kura Oncology. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Merus and 3 mentions for Kura Oncology. Kura Oncology's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Merus' score of 0.54 indicating that Kura Oncology is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merus 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kura Oncology 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend MRUS or KURA? Merus currently has a consensus target price of $85.64, suggesting a potential upside of 90.73%. Kura Oncology has a consensus target price of $29.38, suggesting a potential upside of 201.59%. Given Kura Oncology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kura Oncology is more favorable than Merus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14Kura Oncology 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, MRUS or KURA? Merus has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kura Oncology has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MRUS or KURA? 96.1% of Merus shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Merus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kura Oncology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MRUS or KURA more profitable? Kura Oncology has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Merus' net margin of -680.61%. Merus' return on equity of -38.89% beat Kura Oncology's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merus-680.61% -38.89% -31.16% Kura Oncology N/A -44.09%-39.57% Which has higher valuation and earnings, MRUS or KURA? Kura Oncology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Merus. Merus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kura Oncology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMerus$35.93M85.55-$154.94M-$3.95-11.37Kura OncologyN/AN/A-$152.63M-$2.36-4.13 SummaryMerus and Kura Oncology tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KURA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKura OncologyPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$757.42M$6.87B$5.18B$9.31BDividend YieldN/A3.06%4.78%4.06%P/E Ratio-4.1310.80127.8817.55Price / SalesN/A286.451,262.65139.48Price / CashN/A56.6541.1037.95Price / Book1.825.394.894.92Net Income-$152.63M$152.04M$119.61M$225.78M7 Day Performance-5.34%-5.54%14.55%-1.47%1 Month Performance-38.82%0.33%17.43%5.36%1 Year Performance-20.81%16.04%35.33%22.71% Kura Oncology Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KURAKura Oncology4.6099 of 5 stars$9.74-2.3%$29.38+201.6%-20.8%$757.42MN/A-4.13142MRUSMerus2.9299 of 5 stars$42.83flat$85.64+99.9%+77.9%$2.93B$43.95M-10.8437ACADACADIA Pharmaceuticals3.9246 of 5 stars$17.44+1.0%$25.60+46.8%-39.1%$2.90B$726.44M22.13510TWSTTwist Bioscience2.8772 of 5 stars$48.87+2.9%$51.90+6.2%+39.8%$2.90B$312.97M-13.19990MORMorphoSys0.0797 of 5 stars$18.96+2.4%$14.33-24.4%N/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730VCELVericel0.8932 of 5 stars$57.54+0.1%$59.71+3.8%+54.0%$2.84B$226.84M957.83300Positive NewsSWTXSpringWorks Therapeutics1.9318 of 5 stars$38.16-0.4%$69.50+82.1%+11.0%$2.84B$5.45M-9.87305Positive NewsZLABZai Lab2.5159 of 5 stars$26.03-1.1%$55.00+111.3%-10.1%$2.83B$355.75M-9.512,175KYMRKymera Therapeutics2.228 of 5 stars$43.54+3.3%$53.88+23.8%+62.2%$2.82B$87.56M-18.00170GMTXGemini TherapeuticsN/A$64.89+1.0%N/A+12.7%$2.81BN/A-64.8930VERAVera Therapeutics3.5627 of 5 stars$44.33+0.6%$59.22+33.6%+174.4%$2.81BN/A-16.8840 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MRUS Alternatives ACAD Alternatives TWST Alternatives MOR Alternatives VCEL Alternatives SWTX Alternatives ZLAB Alternatives KYMR Alternatives GMTX Alternatives VERA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KURA) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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